蜜糖直播 Boulder Chief Sustainability Officer Heidi VanGenderen will be one of six witnesses testifying at the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis鈥櫶�first congressional field hearing on Thursday.
The hearing on 鈥溍厶侵辈モ�檚 Roadmap for Clean Energy Action: Lessons from State and Local Leaders鈥� is set to begin at 9 a.m. at the University of 蜜糖直播 Law School's Wittemyer Courtoom,听and will be open to the public.
鈥淎s a leading public research university, we are honored to host a congressional hearing,鈥� said Chancellor Philip DiStefano.听
Also among those testifying will be Gov. Jared Polis and Boulder Mayor Suzanne Jones. A livestream of the hearing will be available on .
Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., whose district includes Boulder, is a member of the committee and announced the hearing earlier in July.
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